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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-07-29
THE GREAT NAVAL REYIEH.

The English ministers who witnessed
the splendid parade of war ships at Spit
head on Saturday, must have felt that the
year of national Jubilee arrived at par
ticulsrly opportune time. The primary
object of the display, of course. was to do
honor to the queen; but it would be rldic-
ulous to suppose there did not lie behind
this the idea of impressing the rest sf
Europe with Great Britain's tremendous
naval power.
For three years the political situation
boiling metal-dzzins and buobling, and
ready at any moment to overflow aud kin
die a general ccnflsgration- During this
period of three years nc three months
have passed without a crisis of SONS
sort. France and Germany, hereditary
enemies, whom no flight of years or sift-
ing OF differences and events can recon
Gle, always ready to spring at each others
throsts; Russia's eye fixed on India, with
the double ides of vengeance for Inker-
mann and Sebastopol, and the smothering
of internh strifes in the glamour of ma
tional conquest; the slippery Sultan
dodging and cavorting to right and left
in the effort to remain non committal
until the cat has jumped one way or
the other; Bismarck jealous of Englspd's 5
prestige and waiting the chance to recast
the map of the continent, and half a
dozen thirdrate powers snxious to achieve
glory on everybody's side-with such an
outlook it IL not strange that Englishmen
should have shouted themselves hoarse in
the contemplation of spectacle calcu-
lated to impress che world with its power
and magniicsnes-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-07-29

A Des Moines special TO The Globe
Democrat saws: The warden of the Ana
mosa penitentiary has been TO see the
governor and lay before hIm a singular
case under his charge. prisoner is now
confined in the penitentiary on charge
of bigamy, but he claims that the crime
was committed by twin brother, who Is
free, while the innocent one Is behind ths
bars. As twins, he says, they resembltd
each other so closely that the officers
mixed them up, arrested the wrong fell
low, and the court sent the wrong man TO
prison.
The fellow who is in prison is named
John q. Buck, ard letters have been re-
ceIved at the penitentiary purpoTting TO
come from his brother, John s. Buck.
The warden has also received letters pro-
testing against the confinement of the
"Innocent," but experts say that both let
tiers were written by the same person.
If the courts did really send the wrong
fellow TO prison by mistaking him for his
brother, it is singular case of Little
Buttercup and the babies" but there Is
sus picion that the prisoner and outside
parties are working in collision to get
him out on this device, and the governor
has accordingly concluded 70 let the twin
stay in while longer, till ne can better
prove that he is not himself but the other
fellow.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-07-29
GENERAL NOTES.

EHE Brazilian mail steamer Rio Apa
bound from London to Rio, is supposed
to be lost.
STREAToR, Ill, Sheboygan and James
vile, Wis, and Flint and Port Huron,
Mich, are TO have free mail delivery.
ED MoRRIs, the left-handed pitcher of
the Pittsburgh club, has been sold to the
New York nine for $1,000.
A MISSOURI delegation headed by
Mayor Francis, of st. Louis, has gone to
Washington to invite the president to
visit that city.
The president will spend most of the
summer at his country house, Oakview.
He has 40 intention of leaving the capital
until October, when he will go to Allan
ia.
TIE British Conservatives carried the
election for member in one of the Hamp-
shire divisions but their vote showed a
falling off of 600 with Liberal gain of
100.
Mr.. BLAINE is still in company with
Andrew Carnegie, in Scotland. They wit
messed the urvelling OF statue of Alex
ander III, an early Scottish King.
BACABIAC, Mexican town, twenty miles
from Bavispe, the scene Of earthquake
disaster recently described by q New
York Herald correspondent, has in its
| turn been reduced to ruins by a succession
of violent shocks.
The Brooklyn elevated railroad trains
are running On the old schedule time.
The strikers say Chairman J. Wright, of
the strikers, committee, mlsied them at
the beginning of the trouble. The feel
ing is bitter against the Knights ot La
Dor, to whom mainly they attribute $$seir
defeat.
A SPECIAL from Cinnabar, National
Park says that Senator Vest of Missouri,
/ Cameron of Pennsylvania, Farwell Of
Illinois. and Plumb of Kansas, are coming
out of the park op Wednesday, and will
go to st. Ignatius Mission, thence to
Alaska. Ex- Governor Hauser will accom-
pany the party from Helena,
CAPTAIN BARR, the commander of the
new Scotch yacht Thistle, refused to ex-
| press an opinion as to the Thistle's
chances of winning the Americas cup.
! He asserts that she can run away from
the Mayfower in light winds, but shakes
his head regarding the Volunteer.
The striking engineers and firemen on
! the Brooklyn elevated road finding that
J the company cogld not be induced to
arbitrate have given the matter up and
gone off and sought employment else
where. They had very little difficulty in
| securing employment and in some cases
at better wages than paid them before.
| MORMON missionaries have been active
ly and successfully at work among the
! ignorant classes in the vicinity of Augusta,
| Georgia. All ether efforts to drive them
out having failed, band of Regulators"
was recently organized with the distinctly
expressed intention of applying tar and
feathers to every Mormon they could lay
! hands on. This has had an excellent ef-
feet, for on Tuesday night when the
"regula tors secured the neighborhood
the game had fed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-07-29
WASHINGTON.

The examination of the accounts of
the discussing officers of the second
auditors and sixth auditors offices have
been virtually completed, and though
no formal report has yet been made, the
secretary has been informed that they are
satisfactory.
THE treasury department is in receipt
of information that opium is being
smuggled into the United States in large
quantities across the northern frontier.
Custom officers on the frontier have been
put on the alert, with a view to affect
ing seizures of the contraband merchan-
disc.
In reply to letter from cattle owner
on the tract known as No mans land"
asking whether portion of the herders
using that land can form an organlza-
tion and adopt the held law to govern
free range I1en. Land Commissioner
Sparks states that no person, organlza-
tlOn or association, has any right or
color of authority to make this regula-
tion, or any other regulation, in respect
to occupation in the lands in the public
land strip.
The commissioner of patents has
rendered an important decision in the
mark for distilled spirits in which tho
words knights of Labor" and "K. of L."
distillery appear. The commissioner
states there is no pretense that the manu-
facturers of this particular brand of
whiskey, who seek to register trade
mark, are Knights of Labor, or are en-
gagged in business with them, or under
their aus pices, yet the distinctive point to
this labor organization or to the members
as a class, as the origin of ownership of
the article to which this is applied. IN
other words the proposed trade mark is
in the nature of false representation
and deception as to the general public,
possibly inducing them to purchase an
article under the belief that it is manu-
featured by the society in which they
have friendly interest. The commits
sioner, therefore, on the ground of false
pretenses of such trade mark, refuses its
registration.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-07-29
A Hard Story to swallow.
Chicago Herald.
Crushed BOstoniaBs.
Boilon Transcript

As the listener sat on ths deck of a
Nantasket boat, the other day, he noticed
a party consisting OF three Boston people
who were on pleasu bent and were en-
tertaining a New York friend-which is
not always pleasure. After the manner
of Bostonians, they called the visitor
attention to the beauties of Boston har-
Dor.
"Very pretty" admitted the New York
er, but hot up to New York, ou know; for
l miss the beautiful Long island shore
and 'Liber.y EnlighteniDg the World"
Silence fell upon ths crushed Boston
ians, who concentrated their attention
upon the ma iestic transatlantic just get
ting into the stream.
Il suppose you would like to be on
board that steamer Mr.. Van Ingham-
heisen:" remarked one of the Bostoniaus
in propItiatory tone.
i.No," answered Mr.. Van Ing hamhsisen,
pleasantly, mot on Boston boat; they
are slower than the steamers that go from
New York"
The Boston party were crushed. again.
but they rallied.
How nobly Banker hill monument
rises, doesn't Ii, Mr.. Van Iughamheisenf r.
asked one of the rsll!ing Bostonians.
1T does" responded Ny. Van Ingham-
heisen. 'ibut the Grant monument at
Rlverdale will be much taller when il is
done"
The rezt was sffeuca
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-07-29
ANOTHER SERIAL STORY.

Those of our readers who have read
king Solomon's Mines" will be
pleased to learn that we win soon be-
gin the publication of a sequel to that
excellent story entitled ALLAN Quar-
TGKmAIN," or a FRoWNING CITY. by
tho same author.
II. Rider Haggard has come rapidly
and prominently to the fore among
the brilliant noyelists of the day. His
unprecedented success is remarkable
and seems to be the natural result of a
revolt against the labby, so-callcd
realistic novel that has held sway for
the past few years. The stories may
be all told, but it would seem that the
world is ready to listen to them when
told over again, rather than to accept
stories that have no point to them, or
no story to tell. Besides, the roman
tic in everyday life is at least, as real
istic as is the insipid, and the novel
that stirs the blood and the emotions
into activity is better than the novel
that leave both in a state of stagna-
ti0n-as exercise is moro healthful
than utter lazincss.
brief outline of this story is as
follows: Allan Quartcrmain (who told
the story Of king Solomon's Mines'D
a!tcE his return to England, lost his
only child, Harry, and resolved to quit
home in search of fresh adventures.
Sir Henry Curtis and Captain Good,
his companions in his search for ''King
So!omon's Mines, resolved to accom-
pauy him. During his long and varied
career among the savage tribes of
Africa, he had heard vague rumors of
the existence, in the unexplored heart
Of that country, of raco of whites,
and the object of the present trip was
to find these people.
After q journey full of exciting Incl
dents, besides which the Imagination of
jules Verne palos to insignifcancc, the
land Of the Zu-Vcndis and the capitol of
It's people, The Frowning City, was
reached The country was governed
by two Queens, sisters, both young
and exceedingly beautiful. The author
FFtStN - tiJOib tIItoC IIlttI iCttiS IL DGdu-
tiful romance, ending in love and
tragedy.
Mr.. Quartermain, (Mdcumazahn),
dies from injuries received in the great
battle between the forces of the rival
Queens, Sorais and Nylcptha, both of
whom are madly in lovo with Sir
Henry Curtis. Sorais, jealous, because
of his engagement to Nyleptha, de-
cIarcs war. Good (B0ugyan) exer-
ciscs all his arts to make an impress
sion on Sorais. but fails to secure Il
return of his passion. Sorais, and her
forces meet with utter rout, Nylcptha
marrics Sir Henry, who becomes King
of the IuVcndis.
A new character in this tale is UNI
slopOgaas, n Zulu, with an inherent
love for fighting. That this desire is
gratihed none who have read the ac-
count OF the great battles described in
king Solomon's Mines" can doubt.
In this tale the author has augment
cd his excellent reputation, and our
readers can not fail to await each
succeeding chapter with anxiety.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-07-29
AN IDAHO WEDDING.
And How Greatly it Shocked scotch Min.

And How Greatly il Shocked u scotch Min
lister.
An unconventional, il not romantic
wedding took place on the Northern
Pacific train a. Rarhdrum. Sunday eve
ming. The bride Is Mrs. 4. A. Mitchou
OF Minneapolis, aged about 80 years.
The groom is b, +. Buck, we'll -to-do
grocer OF Spokane Falls, whore he has
hved about about yeur. He Is to
years old. They made each others ac-
Qualntance several years ago i'll Madison,
Wis. Each moved to Minneapolis. About
the middle OF the month MR. Mitchell
secure d divorce frora her husband, and
on Thursday of last week started 10 meet
her new husband in the west. The rain
was due at Rathdrum about p. m, but
did not arrive until midnight. MIR.
Buck intended to be married ON the train
in Washington Territory, just after the
train had passed the Idaho line, and had
taken MIR. Beebe, ot Spokane Fglls, along
to per- Orm the ceremony.
While he was waiting at Rathdrum for
the delayed train he decided to be mar
RED in Idaho and fortunately found Il
justice of the peace. Under the law of
Idaho no license Ia necessary. The train
stops for water at Rathdrum Mr.. Buck
ing despite the late hour, led her to the
rear platform of the Pullman, and they
were married. The couple stood at each
side of the door, the squire Mt the front
and the two official witnesses, Paul f.
Moher and Ned Rice, just inside the car.
n ear them was n scotch missionary en-
route to Alaska. The justice, good
natured little man, tilted his hat on the
back of his head, took out a lead pencil,
and making time with it, as conductor
does with baton, began:
please join hands"
Addressing Groom--Do you take this
woman to be your lawful wlfct
Groom do.
Addressing Bride-Do you take this
man to be your lawful husbands
Bride do.
Addressing Both-1hen under the au
thority conferred on me by the territory
of Idaho, pronounce you husband and
wife. and what God hath joined together
let no man put asunder.
Then fearing the the train would start
off with him, hs stepped off the car to
the depot platform and called out to Mr..
Buck:
'I'll sign these papers and send them
down on to-mOrrow's train
Tho groom called him back and band
ed him coin. The squire looked at it a
moment, returned thanks, and eIclaim-
ed:
IN set it up fine for the boys on
this
The Scotch missionary was dumb with
astonishment. Recovering his speech, he
said to Mr.. Rice.
Great Gawd mon is this legRlH Do
they do things laak that over in this
koontry?"
Mr.. Rice then assured him this cere-
mony was strictly en- regle, ana that it
took no more time to hang or bury man
in Idaho.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-07-29

These reductions are made under CON
structiCn which the railroads themselves
have placed on the Inter State law, as it
affects transportation over connecting
lines of United States aud foreign roads.
The rates are made by Mexican roads,
which are content with large reduction
in order to attact the business. The
international lines do not violate the long
and shOrt-haul clause so far as it relates
to hauls entirely within the United States
territory. But beyond the jurisdiction of
the Federal statute no attention is paid to
its requirements in making rates.
If this policy is good on our Southern
frontier, there is no reason why it should
not be good on our Northern frontier. At
least, it is not to be doubted that expert
ments in that direction Will be made SINH
lar to that now being applied OF the Mex
lean international lines. The Interstate
Commission is reported to have placed
its Introduction on cut rates including in
part ocean or foreign transportation, but
it IS very doubtful whether such is the in
tent of the Interstate act.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-07-29
MORE HONOR TO CLEVELAND.
Another Delegation from the West SwOO
Down I'DOu the White House TODAY

Another Delegation from the West Sw0Ops
Down Upon the White House To-day.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, July 26.-The spe-
cial tram with delegation of citizens,
bearing an invitation for the president
and Mrs. Cleveland to visit Kansas City
arrived here at 8 a. m. One hundred
citizens of Kansas City are on the train.
The entire west seems anxious for a
presidential visit and now feels assured
that such an event will occur N October.
An elaborate and unique form of invita-
tiOn was gotten up In Kansas City. II
consists of a handsomely bound book,
richly engrossed with a greeting to
the president and Mrs. Cleveland, and
containing allegorical Illus
tratioh of the states tributary to Kansas
City, viz, Missouri, Kansas, Indian ter
ritory, Texas and Colorado. Following
the figure is an elaborately engrossed in
vitation signed by 21,O00 of the citizens
of the eDterprising city of Kansas City.
Z. II. Allen, president of the board of
trade, is at the head of the delegation.
The president has been advised of the
movement of the committee, and an In
terview has been arranged for tomor-
row abOut noon.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-07-29
HOOKS AND EYES.
Let spring madIy below
Or tenderiy sigh.
We won't let our furnace
Go out till July.

At the present rate of decrease the
national debt will disappear. III twelve
years.
The Viennese statistic1an has been at
work, and com putes that Liszt's com posit-
ions number / 1,I22.
IN tho last twelve year. the United
States has received 4 100000 emigrants
from the old world.
Sir William Armstrong; new gun to
resist torpedo attacks is q thirty FOUNDER
and develops muzzle velocity of 1000
feet per second.
The first iron boat is thought TO haye
been built in 1777, on the River Foss, in
Yorkshire. II was fifteen feet long and
made of sheet iron.
The mules belonging TO one of the
street car companies in Nashvill are suffer
ing from pink eye and some of the
cars have been taken off the lines.
Gen. Bouianger purposes to restore the
rank of marshal il the French army, and
to have the grade conferred on the on the
commanders of the three corps into
which the French army Is to be divided
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-07-29
M0U1HY OFFICE HOLDER,
Grossly Abusive Language Causes Him
Lose His Position.

Grossly Abusive Language Causes Him TO
Lose His Position.
WASHINGTON, July 2G.-Some weeks ago
General Black commissioner of pensions,
with the approval of the secretary of the
interior, ordered the dismissal of G. E.
Behle, special pension examiner at
Cincinnati, on the information that
BehIe at meeting of g German literary
society in that city, on July End, last in
the hearing of large company used
grossly insulting language toward the
president o. the United Statee. Subse-
quently the secretary ordered
suspension of the order of
dismissal until Behle could
be heard in bis own behalf. Behle ap-
peared at the interior department to-
day and was given personal hearing by
the secretary. He did not de1y the
charge, which was substantiated by the
sffidayits Of several prominent people of
Cincinnati. but said that he had no recol-
lection os using the language attributed
10 him. At the conclusion of the inter
view the secretary revoked the order of
sus pension AMI dismissed Behle from
the srsyJre
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-07-29
Same Way in Dakota.
San Francisco Chfoui le.

a country youth, long and lank, came
up before judge for admission to the
bar. An old and well-knOwn lawyer was
present when he was examined. They
refused to pass the aspirant. The old
lawyer went out in a brown study.
THAT man should have been passed"
he said to q friend.
And why wasn't hef"
He was too honest, to - honest, to
be a lawyer"
How"
Well, they asked him three questions
and two of them ne answered correctly"
What were they?"
Il don't member, but he said he didn't
know. If ne hadn't been so honest about
it they might have let him in"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-07-29
Scoring CleyeIand's Assailants.

MI. yxEsos, Ind, July 26.-At the re-
guIsr meeting of Starrow post, No. 1874,
G.. A. r., in this city Saturday night, re-
soiutions were adopted denounciDg GER
tain individuals whose language caused
the president to withdraw his acceptance
of the invitation TO visit ST. Louis during
the g. A. &. encampment and declaring
that they are guilty of violating the rules
of the order. and should suffer the game
condemnation as those who en-
deevored to preven. President-elect Lin
coin from passing through Baltimore on
bis way 70 Washington in 1861.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-07-29
CARL pUNDER.
he Tells the Children FAIRY Story
Detroit Free Press

Detroit Free Press
If you shildren yhjll kheep shtiil some
more go On NIT my shtorias. | like 70
shpeaS init shildrsn. In { .eedle time
you vhss all grown oop und pecome men
und vhomans, und US old folks vhss all
IN der grave yards. 1t vhas peter dot
you pegNn all right.
NOW, shlidren, once upon time dere
vhan po! who tSll lies He lies nit his
mother und nit his fadder 1.-The presks
somet'ng-if he loses someting-if he
sateals sugar OF shweet-cake he doan'
Shtsnd oop liks SheorSe Washington
when he cat dot cherry tree. but he lies
Sboudt her. like you TO know dot der
liar vhsS more 10 be despissd as 8 thief
upd DOT when he vhss in trouble nopodv
feels hadt for him.
Nhell, dis poy, who vhas named Sho.
seph, Keeps on lying for s Soodt Shile.
and he gets esfery pody sroundt him IN
TO troubles. One day he goes oudt to
walk py himself, und he finds ring in
der roSdt 1t vhas gold ring. uud yhss
wort ten dollar. ShoSeph puts him in
his pocket uud says he vhin sell him und
puy pistol. he vhas going along When
he meets leedle oldt womads who vhss
crying init all her tears, und she wants to
know
My poy, l vhas in great grief. In
coming alorS dis roadt lost q gold ridy.
1t vhaS come down TO me from my great
grandmother, und If can't tiud HIM
who's all Proke oop. Maybe you dpd
hlm!"
No, doan' see Mira" says Shoseph
und he doan' even plush nit shame.
,Gou vhaS sure!"
oh, yes. yeas sooch good pov dot
If hEd somebody's ring GIT him COP
right off queck"
"poan you meet somepody!" asks der
oldt womaus
All, yes! 1t vhas a poy like me, only
he hat on an oldt hat und vhas barefoot.
see MIN Shtoop down in der roadt, uud
Vhas sure he hrds dat ring. Poor oldt
womsns, but how sorry l vhas for YOU"
hou see, shildrens, dot vhas all lie,
und ShoSeph haf der ring all der time.
Ike told you. He laughs, ha! ha! hal
to himself te pellet he vhas So shmart,
and he doan' care for dot oldt womau's
tears. Do You pellet dot vhas righty
ton shall see how he came oudt.
SO my ring vhas goue!" screams der
oldt woma@s. "NheIL pillow nafer my
finger like dot, and / cross my thums like
dot, und | wish dot ring to turn into a
serpent und bite der Poy who finds him
uud lies aboudt it"
ShlldSen, dot vhas awful! Shust as
quick As drop my hat dot gold ring vhas
snake, and dot snake he bites Shoseph
all oafer his body! Der poy shump uud
yell and call for his mother, but II vhas
no use. lie Nha7 gone oop. In a leedle
time he efalls deadt, und der poison shwells
him oop until he vhas almost too big fer
a wagon. Dot yhas his sadt end. He
Vhas buried in der graveyard, uud some-
time when you see der shPot eaferyhody
vhlll tell you dot liar vhaS buried dere.
Dot vhas aIl shildreu. Il vhas now time
10 so t0 bedt, uud ask You to took
notice DOT der poy who tell der truth vhas
all right.